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 that ſhe gained the love and applauſe of all that obſerved her, inſomuch that her name for beauty and ingenuity began to ſpread, and abundance of young men reſorted to the houſe, which created great trade, on purpoſe to ſee her, who generally took a liking to her; for nature had made her ſo lovely and charming that ſhe could not but be admired, inſomuch that many of them, as they found opportunity, began to buz love ſtories in her ears, to which ſhe gave but little heed, till four ſuitors of greater worth beat off theſe little aſſailants, and laid cloſe ſiege, as in the following chapter will appear.

How pretty Betty living at an Inn in Rumford, was courted by Perſons of Fortune.

T being whiſpered about that pretty Betty muſt needs be ſome great perſon's daughter, it highly increaſed her reputation. At laſt the innkeeper's ſon, a very rich London Merchant, courted her. But ſhe modeſtly declined his offers, as alſo the offers of all her other ſuitors, by repreſenting to them the